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Hawaiian Airlines’ switch from A330-800 to 787-9

By Bjorn Fehrm Subscription Required Introduction February 22, 2018, ©. Leeham Co: Hawaiian Airlines (Hawaiian) were one of the customers for the Airbus A350-800, the smaller, longer-range variant of the A350. When Airbus decided to not produce the A350-800,… Read More

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 Posted on February 22, 2018 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Premium

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Boeing displaces Airbus at Hawaiian, wins 787-9 deal; airline cancels A330-800 order

Feb. 20, 2018, © Leeham Co.: Boeing has displaced Airbus at Hawaiian Airlines, winning an order for 787-9s. Hawaiian canceled an order for six A330-800s, the only order on the books for this sub-type. An announcement could come… Read More

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 Posted on February 20, 2018 by

 Airbus, Airlines, American Airlines, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, Delta Air Lines, Embraer, United Airlines

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Qatar may up-gauge A350-900 to -1000, buy more

Feb. 20, 2018 © Leeham Co., Toulouse: Qatar Airways may up-gauge some of its Airbus A350-900 orders to the larger -1000 and it may buy more A350s for its leasing company, CEO Akbar Al Baker said at the… Read More

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 Posted on February 20, 2018 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Qatar Airways

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Airbus readies A350-1000 for delivery, dismisses Boeing 777-9

Feb. 20, 2018, © Leeham Co.: Toulouse: Airbus will deliver its first A350-1000 to launch customer Qatar Airways within hours, making the end to a nearly two-month wait for the ceremonial handover. The aircraft was legally delivered to… Read More

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 Posted on February 20, 2018 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Qatar Airways

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Pontifications: Transformation is key to increasing production rates

Feb. 19, 2018, © Leeham Co.: The likely prospect that Airbus and Boeing will increase single-aisle production rates next decade is outlined in our paywall article today. The whys and capabilities to do so are outlined in the… Read More

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 Posted on February 19, 2018 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, CFM, Embraer, GE Aviation, Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance, Pontifications, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce

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Airbus, Boeing likely to push for 70/mo single aisle airplane production rates: analysis

Subscription Required Introduction Feb. 19, 2018, © Leeham Co.: Production rates for the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 families are already at record levels, and heading higher. Airbus plans to hit a production rate of 60/mo next year…. Read More

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 Posted on February 19, 2018 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance, Premium

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Leahy remains steadfast in A380 future

Feb. 16, 2018, © Leeham Co.: It’s been a long struggle and there isn’t a re-engining any time soon, but John Leahy still firmly believes in the market viability of the Airbus A380. Leahy, who retired last month… Read More

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 Posted on February 16, 2018 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Emirates Airlines, Engine Alliance, GE Aviation, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce

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Airbus group 2017: The A320 is the group moneymaker despite problems

By Bjorn Fehrm February 15, 2018, ©. Leeham Co in Toulouse: Airbus Group presents better results for 2017 than predicted, despite challenges in several programs. Profit was up 34% on flat revenues. The underlying driver for the strong performance… Read More

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 Posted on February 15, 2018 by

 Airbus, Bombardier, CFM, CSeries, Pratt & Whitney

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Airbus, plagued by “decapitation,” faces tough choices on NMA: consultant

Subscription Required Introduction Feb. 15, 2018, © Leeham Co.: Airbus’ plans to respond to Boeing’s prospective New Midrange Aircraft, aka 797, is a mystery to one of the industry’s leading aviation consultants. Richard Aboulafia of the Teal Group… Read More

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 Posted on February 15, 2018 by

 Airbus, Airlines, Boeing, Middle of the Market, MOM, New Midmarket Aircraft, NMA, Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance, Premium

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Next round in Airbus-Boeing WTO battle nears

Feb. 14, 2018, © Leeham Co.: The Boeing-Bombardier trade fight isn’t over, yet. The parties received on Feb. 9 the written decision by the US International Trade Commission and the public version, redacted of confidential and proprietary information,… Read More

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 Posted on February 14, 2018 by

 Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier

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